Sutherland in the Northern Cape lies in the western Roggeveld Mountains in the Karoo. The area is well known for extreme temperatures, but even during the snowy Winters, you can count on the warm Karoo hospitality, part of which makes Sutherland such a great getaway destination with lots of outdoor activities.

Many people are buying property in the area just because of its wonderful tranquility, where you can still come across true salt-of-the-earth people.

The clarity of Sutherland’s cloudless, pollution-free night skies has also made it a prime stargazing destination, and it boasts the biggest single optical telescope in the Southern Hemisphere. Visitors come to Sutherland with their own telescopes and set them up at the nearby visitors’ centre, and star gazers and lovers of the Karoo want comfortable and welcoming accommodation while they enjoy time in this wonderful area. Blesfontein Guest Farm is situated 28 km from Sutherland, and it is here that you will be able to experience true Karoo farm hospitality. In the Spring, the farm turns into a lovely floral paradise.

What’s on offer at Blesfontein Guest Farm:

• 9 fully equipped rustic self-catering units – stone-built stables converted into accommodation units
• the stone units are all basic yet offer all the necessary amenities for self-catering
• super place for weddings. They work with you to plan the wedding of your dreams. Their caterers will work with you to choose a splendid feast for your special day.
• honeymoon cowshed
• units come with inside- and outside fireplaces
• fully equipped kitchens
• breakfasts and dinner served on prior arrangement
• guests can do stargazing in the small observatory
• 4×4 drives for fantastic views of the escarpment – wonderful creatures, great and small, to be seen, such as zebra, wildebeest, meerkats, birds and others
• wonderful farm activities for children – bottle-feed lambs, feed horses, chickens, geese and pigs, collect eggs, swim in the farm dam or ride bikes
• pony rides for children and horse riding for adults
• TV, board games, table tennis

Contact Details:

Sutherland
Northern Cape
South Africa

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